PiRate Ratings NFL Conference Champion Game Previews–January 19, 2014

NFL Conference Championship Playoff TV Schedule

Day	Time (ET)	Game	TV	Radio
Sunday, January 19	3:00 PM	New England @ Denver	CBS	Westwood 1
Sunday, January 19	6:30 PM	San Francisco @ Seattle	Fox	Westwood 1
To find a local Westwood 1 radio affiliate, check this link:
http://westwoodonesports.com/stations/

Weather Forecasts For Kickoff and Next 3-4 hours

Seattle—Mostly cloudy with virtually no wind.  Temperatures falling from the upper to the lower 40’s during the game.

 

 

Denver—Incredibly beautiful, Spring-like afternoon.  Temperatures starting in the upper 50’s with plentiful sunshine.  Light winds, and temperatures will fall to around 50 by the end of the game.

 

 

PiRate Spreads

Home	Visitor	PiRate	Mean	Bias
Seattle	San Francisco	1.9	1.9	1.9
Denver	New England	4.8	6.6	5.2

 

Computer Simulations (100x)

San Francisco at Seattle

San Francisco wins: 54

Seattle wins: 46

Average Margin: San Francisco 22.1  Seattle 20.7 

SF Outlier Win: 31-10

Sea Outlier Win: 24-3

 

New England at Denver

NE Wins: 53

Denver Wins: 47

Average Margin: New England 27.9  Denver 27.6

NE Outlier Win: 41-24

Den Outlier Win: 34-16

 

This is potentially the best pair of conference championship games since 2001-02.